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Despite military conflict, Yemeni people flock to markets ahead of Eid al-Fitr

Despite military conflict, Yemeni people flock to markets ahead of Eid al-Fitr

Thousands of Yemeni families flocked to the public markets and began their shopping activities to celebrate the upcoming Eid al-Fitr, the end of Mu…

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Two children killed by flashfloods in Yemen’s Maarib

Two children killed by flashfloods in Yemen’s Maarib

At least two children were killed by flash floods on Monday in Yemen’s eastern Maarib province, according to witnesses, reports. The flas…

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Houthi Spokesman’s High-end Living Decried by Yemeni Activists

Houthi Spokesman’s High-end Living Decried by Yemeni Activists

Yemeni activists, especially running social media platforms, blasted the life of luxury paraded around by Houthi militia commanders. Taking to Twit…

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Survival in Yemen's city of snipers

Survival in Yemen's city of snipers

Yemen, one of the Arab world's poorest countries, has been devastated by a civil war which has been going on since 2015. Taiz, the countr…

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20,000 Yemenis Benefit From ERC Iftar Campaign

20,000 Yemenis Benefit From ERC Iftar Campaign

Some 20,000 individuals will receive food aid distributions in Yemen's Hadramaut Governorate, an Emirates Red Crescent representative has revealed.…

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Medical aid group halts activities in Yemen's Aden

Medical aid group halts activities in Yemen's Aden

The international medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Wednesday that it decided to suspend its activities in the southern port city…

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Young girl faces being sent back to Yemen after having eye removed to treat cancer

Young girl faces being sent back to Yemen after having eye removed to treat cancer

A little girl suffering from cancer in war-torn Yemen has had to have her eye removed. Yusra is considered one of the lucky ones after she was evac…

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Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting 'disastrous' epidemic

Killed by cholera, Yemeni doctor knew he was fighting 'disastrous' epidemic

Yemeni doctor Mohammed Abdul-Mughni described the surge in cholera cases he was treating as “disastrous” in a country battered by years of war and…

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Coin Stall raises over $3,000 for children in Yemen

Coin Stall raises over $3,000 for children in Yemen

Members of the Coldwater High School Interact Club raised international awareness of the humanitarian crisis in Yemen Friday by hosting a Coin Stal…

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Students rally against humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Students rally against humanitarian crisis in Yemen

The tragedy unraveling in Yemen is rarely in the headlines but a group of Drexel University students are actively tabling on campus to raise awaren…

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Irish nurse in Yemen: ‘Women here are stronger than people imagine’

Irish nurse in Yemen: ‘Women here are stronger than people imagine’

Irish nurse Avril Patterson spent four years working in Syria before moving to Yemen last year. She has grown accustomed to working in co…

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Family of ISIS Bride Hoda Muthana denied expedited consideration in case to bring her back stateside

Family of ISIS Bride Hoda Muthana denied expedited consideration in case to bring her back stateside

A push to get an ISIS woman back into the states hit a speed bump for the woman's family Monday. The family of Hoda Muthana is suing the Trump Admi…

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Yemen fights back as Al Houthis plunder history

Yemen fights back as Al Houthis plunder history

Yemen’s deputy culture minister, Abdul Hadi Al Azazi, remembers standing two years ago amid the rubble of a national museum in his war-torn hometow…

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Trump meets with man held hostage in Yemen

Trump meets with man held hostage in Yemen

President Trump met with Danny Burch, the American held hostage in Yemen, and his family to the White House Wednesday.  Burch was fr…

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Yemen stops issuing passports

Yemen stops issuing passports

Yemeni authorities have stopped issuing passports as a result of the high demand, Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported yesterday. A source in the…

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Yemeni Government Raises Alarm on Houthi Smuggling of National Relics

Yemeni Government Raises Alarm on Houthi Smuggling of National Relics

A Yemeni government security official confirmed influential Houthi leaders involvement in illegal antiquities trade. Yemeni Deputy Interi…

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Yemen's farmers forced to eat leaves as war devastates harvests

Yemen's farmers forced to eat leaves as war devastates harvests

Khalid Abdullah, a 33-year-old resident of Yemen's Hajjah governorate, used to work on the farms he had inherited from his father. He wou…

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QRCS joins hands with Yemeni counterpart to provide health care in Dhale

QRCS joins hands with Yemeni counterpart to provide health care in Dhale

Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Yemen Red Crescent Society, in order to work together on a new proj…

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Coffee Yemeni culture at heart of One Book One Island celebration

Coffee Yemeni culture at heart of One Book One Island celebration

Last month, Molly Anderson sipped her first cup of freshly-ground Yemeni coffee at The Bean, where owner Wes Van Cott had purchased dozens of bags…

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Cardiff family plea for grandson's release from Yemen

Cardiff family plea for grandson's release from Yemen

A grandfather has spoken of his anger and anguish over the plight of his grandson - imprisoned without charge in war-torn Yemen for nearly two year…

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